adj
adrip
Adrip (adj) means So wet with a liquid that it is dripping.
adj
1
So wet with a liquid that it is dripping.
"Melting snow gurgled in drainspouts and gutters, all Copenhagen was adrip."
— Edgar Maass, The Queen’s Physician (1948)
2
Full or covered with something, as though it might start to drip.
"Out in the trading post he could hear them playing seven-up, could smell the brandy adrip from empty horns at the players’ elbows."
— Conrad Richter, As It Was in the Beginning (1985)
3
(informal) Very drunk.
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Etymology
Formed from a- and drip.
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What is the meaning of adrip?
"adrip" (adj) means so wet with a liquid that it is dripping.
What is another word for adrip?
Other words for "adrip" include dripping, drunk.
What is the opposite of adrip?
The opposite of "adrip" is sober.
What are the different meanings of adrip?
"adrip" has 3 main meanings: 1. So wet with a liquid that it is dripping; 2. Full or covered with something, as though it might start to drip; 3. (informal) Very drunk.
